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Ruder Finn has acquired Touchdown, a 65-member technology PR shop based in Austin.
Touchdown has offices in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, France and Australia.
RF CEO Kathy Bloomgarden said Touchdown’s “expertise in championing emerging enterprise technologies through expert storytelling will bring additional competitive edge to our global technology and innovation practice.”
Touchdown employees will continue to work under the firm’s brand.
James Carter, CEO, will report to Bloomgarden. He said RF’s core values centered around transparency, decency and honesty made the acquisition decision an easy one.
Ruder Finn ranked No. 8 in O’Dwyer’s technology rankings with fees of $21.2M.
Touchdown weighed in at No. 26 with $6.3M in fees.
Burson has acquired Limbik, the cognitive-AI company that helped it develop its Decipher predictive intelligence platform, which forecasts how content will resonate in more than 60 global markets.
FGS Global has acquired Rich Feuer Anderson, a DC-based government relations shop focused on the financial services and energy sectors.
Public Policy Holding Company has acquired Florida’s The Advocacy Partners for $20.4M to bolster its coast-to-coast government relations capabilities.
Columbus-based Geben Communications has acquired New York’s LBR/PR, which handles professional services, consumer products, luxury and health/wellness clients.
FINN Partners has acquired Honner, a 25-member Sydney shop that serves the financial communications and corporate sectors. The move bolsters FINN’s APAC team to about 250 members.
